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CHRISTINA.KELSO@STAUGUSTINE.COM St. Augustine U.S. Army WWII veteran Atma Phillips smiles after being presented with a Legion of Honor Medal by Consul General of France in Miami Clement Leclerc in a ceremony at St. Augustine Beach City Hall on Tuesday.

CHRISTINA.KELSO@STAUGUSTINE.COM The Consul General of France in Miami Clement Leclerc presents Legion of Honor Medals to (from left) WWII U.S. Navy veteran Frederick Daft; Wayne Mattson, who accepted the medal on behalf of his late father U.S. Army veteran John Mattson; U.S. Army veteran Atma Phillips, and U.S. Army veteran Robert Schmidt in a ceremony at St. Augustine Beach City Hall on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. During the ceremony organized by the Les Amis Francophones de St. Augustine, the men were honored for their service on French soil during WWII. U.S. Army veteran Homer Harris was also recognized, though he and his family were unable to attend the ceremony.